It is unfortunate that a man died and I feel for the officer who shot him but the reality is that the driver was not unarmed. A car can be and frequently is a deadly weapon. You don't have to have a gun or a knife to kill. Hands that go out of sight can easily come back with a weapon. So, if the facts are as stated, I'm not sure the officer was given much choice.
To me, this incident is far different than the Ferguson shooting or the shooting in Cleveland. The first may have been semi-justified, although I'm not convinced. The second was horrific and absolutely inexcusable. In this incident, lives were at risk, the deceased was warned and chose to act as he did.
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